Family CFO Inc Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS)

Family CFO Inc increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NASDAQ:VMBS) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 261,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,711 shares during the period. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF accounts for 6.5% of Family CFO Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Family CFO Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF were worth $11,878,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VMBS. Truvestments Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the third quarter valued at $35,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Castleview Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 531.9% during the third quarter. Castleview Partners LLC now owns 872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares in the last quarter. Centennial Bank AR grew its stake in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF by 875.2% during the third quarter. Centennial Bank AR now owns 2,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 2,118 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Appleton Partners Inc. MA purchased a new position in Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $204,000.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VMBS opened at $45.73 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.44 and a 200 day moving average of $46.15. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $44.04 and a fifty-two week high of $47.59.

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 3rd were paid a $0.1598 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF’s previous dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd.

About Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Vanguard Mortgage Backed Securities ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted, mortgage-backed securities index. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S. MBS Float Adjusted Index (the Index).